balai kota

Indonesian

Etymology

balai (“hall”) +‎ kota (“city”).

Noun

balai kota (first-person possessive balai kotaku, second-person possessive balai kotamu, third-person possessive balai kotanya)

1. city hall, town hall.

   Synonym: balai agung

Further reading

• “balai kota” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.